The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner, 383 pages.
This book was shortlisted for the National Book Award, as was the author's previous book, Telex from Cuba. Set in primarily in 1970's Italy, NYC, and briefly, the Bonneville Salt Flats, the novel follows a woman nicknamed Reno through the New York City art scene, to Bonneville as she sets a short-lived land speed record as part of her photography / art installation, and then to Italy first to meet her boyfriend's family, and then to interact with the Red Brigades.
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